Shoe-shining machine



Nov. 1, 1927. 1 I

- c. c. CAREK SHOE snmme MACHINE Filed Jan. 21, 1927 1580676607:C/zarZe' G. C'oarek,

W KAA/xam 1 as clearly 1 brush 12 carried by the sleeve13 is also'car- 11 Patented Nov. 1, i927.

SHOE-SHINING MACHINE' Application filed January 21, 1927'. Serial no.162,495.

, This invention relates toimprovements in portable hand operated shoeshining -machines;

I 5 portable hand operated shoe shining ma-' chine whichmay readily bepacked in a.

. smallbag and transported from place to place.

' A further object of the invention is to V provide an improved portablehand operrated shoe shinlng 'machine which will be highly efficient inuse and quite inexpensive to manufacture. Otherobjects will appear asthe description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which constitute a part of my 'appllcation,Figure l is a front elevation of my 1mtheloWer portion of the machineframe and the shining brushes.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line of Figure 3. 3

Like characters of reference are used throughout the followingspecification and the accompanying drawings to designate correspondingparts.

My nnproved portablehand operated shoe shining machine comprises aninverted U- shape frame 1, a centrally disposed body member 2, andhandle member 3 formed at the upper end of. the said body member. An arm4 is formed integrally with the frame 1,. and extends laterallytherefrom,

shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. v A branched arm 5.,is also formedinte 'grally with the body member 2, and extends laterally therefrom,the branches (Sand 7 thereof lying in a vertical. plane with the .arm 4.1 Y

A pair of-spaced oppositely disposed inwardly extending brushes 8 and 9are detachably secured to a shaft 10 mounted transversely of the frame 1adjacent its lower end as by means of the key 11. A

ried by the shaft, 10, intermediate the brushes 8 and 9, and is likewisekeyed to the said shaft. The brush 12 is adapted to' proved portablehand operated shoe shining V 20 machine;

shine or polish the upper. surfacefof a shoe,

while the brushes 8 and 9 are adapted to polish the oppositesides ofashes. The shaft f I An object of the invention is to provide a 10 willbe retained in placeby means of cot- 1 ter pins '13-, or other suitablemeans.

A driving shaft 14 is rotatably mounted in the arm 4, bearing bushing 15and branch {7, and carries the bevel gears 16 and 17 at its upper andlower ends, respectively. The

bevel gear 17 intermeshes with a" similar i 1 on the outer end of thebranch .6, and meshes- With the bevel gear 16. An operating arm 19 withattachedhandle portion 20, is provided for rotating the gear 30, andoperates throughthe gear 16, drivingv shaft 14, gear '17, and gear '18to rotatethe shining orfpolishing brushes8, 9 and 12. I

The 'mode of operation will understood, since it isonl'y necessary toapply, polish to the shoe, and then hold the I shining machine with onehand placing the brushes in engagement withtheshoe, and

rotating-the operating arm .19 with I the.

other hand. Various degrees of pressure may be applied to themachine, sothata high polish or shine may be giventhe shoe. j

' Many minor changes in detail of construe tion .may be resorted towithout departure from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my inventionwhat I claim. as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of'theUni ted States is:

I r 1. A portable hand operated shoershining machine comprising aninverted U-shape frame, an-da handle therefor, a body portionintermediate said frame and handle, a shaft mounted transversely ofsaidframe,

removable brushes'ca-rriedby'said shaft, a

branched arm carried by said'bodyv portion,

gearing carried' by'saidbranched arm, a gear on theen-d of said shaft,and means.

operatively connecting said gearing and gear.

machine comprising an inverted, U-sha e 2. A portable hand operated shoeshining frame, a body portion formed integral y therewith and a handleat the opposite end; ofsaid body portion, a 'shaft mounted transverselyof said frame, spaced oppositelydisposed inwardly I projecting brushescarried 1 be readily by said shaft, anv intermediate brush car gear onthe end of said shaft, and a vertiried by said shaft having its bristlesextendcally disposed geared shaft carried by an ing at substantiallyright angles to the brisarm on said frame and said branched arms 10 vtlesfiin said first mentioned brushes, akey for for connectingsaidgearing andgear. securing all of said brushes to said shaft, a Intestlmony whereof I affix my signature.

branched arm carried by said body portion, gearing carried by saidbranched arm, a CHARLES C. CAREK.

